US Plant Patent PP21896

Mefisto Purple

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mefisto Purple’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 18, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP21896
Filed: December 18, 2009
Granted: May 3, 2011
Expires: December 18, 2029
Assignee: PARATY BVBA
Inventor: PIETERS DIRK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mefisto Purple’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; and decorative-type inflorescences with red purple-colored ray florets.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mefisto Purple’ as illustrated and described.

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